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Google adds BNPL options to mobile wallet

Google is teaming up with Zip and Affirm to offer buy now pay later options for US consumers shopping with Google Pay.

13 December 2023

Mastercard inks open banking deals with Worldpay and Zip

Mastercard is stepping up its open banking activity through partnerships with merchant solutions business Worldpay and BNPL firm Zip.

19 October 2023

Company announcement/payments

Zip builds out payment stack with Primer

Leading digital finance innovator Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) has announced a strategic partnership with Primer, the unified infrastructure for global payments and commerce, to expand and optimize its payments stack, as Zip further accelerates its growth opportunity in the US market.

11 September 2023

Company announcement/payments

Zip launches Intake-to-Pay platform for procurement

Zip today launched Zip Intake-to-Pay, extending its industry-first Intake-to-Procure platform to now provide sophisticated Procure-to-Pay capabilities, including purchase order (PO) management, accounts payable (AP) automation and global B2B payments functionality.

16 May 2023

News/payments

Australian BNPL player Zip puts head above parapet; forecasts break-even by year-end

Sydney-listed buy now, pay later player Zip is forecasting to hit break-even by the end of the year after significantly downsizing its operations to reduce cash burn.

25 January 2023

News/payments

Zip launches BNPL card

BNPL firm Zip has partnered WebBank to launch a physical card as it bids to make inroads into in-store shopping.

26 October 2022

News/payments

PPRO adds BNPL from Zip to payment mix

PPRO merchants will soon have the ability to integrate buy now, pay later services from Australian provider Zip at the point of checkout.

15 September 2022

News/payments

Zip looks for exit from UK

Sydney-listed Zip Co is sounding out buyers for its UK BNPL unit just over a year after arriving in the country, Sky News learns.

14 July 2022

News/payments

Zip terminates merger deal with Sezzle

Shares in US BNPL player Sezzle tumbled by 30% as Australian rival Zip pulled out of a proposed $491 million merger deal.

12 July 2022

News/payments

Zip closes money management app to 'reprioritise' BNPL

Australian buy now, pay later firm Zip, is closing Pocketbook, the money management app it bought for A$7.5 million in 2016, in order to focus on a core business facing up to a faltering economy.

12 July 2022

News/retail

Money 20/20 EU: What’s next for BNPL?

The final day of Money 20/20 Europe opened with a topic hot on everyone’s minds, with the session titled ‘what’s next for buy now pay later (BNPL)?’ As the UK and other governments have started dipping their toes into regulating this form of credit, this panel discussed what needs to be done make this tool sustainable and beneficial to consumers.

10 June 2022

Company announcement/people

Zip names former EasyJet commerical director as UK chief

Ruth Spratt, former European commercial director at easyJet, has been appointed UK Country Manager at global Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) leader Zip to lead the company’s expansion in the UK.

12 May 2022

News/people

Sezzle to cut 20% of workforce

US BNPL player Sezzle is to cut 20% of its workforce following confirmation of a takeover by Australian rival Zip.

10 March 2022

News/payments

Zip confirms deal to acquire US BNPL player Sezzle

Australian buy now, pay later outfit Zip is to acquire US rival Zezzle for A$491 million.

28 February 2022

Company announcement/payments

Zip upgrades app with new retailer deals feature

Retailers will be able to showcase their latest and best deals directly to Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) shoppers thanks to a new feature introduced to the Zip app.

22 February 2022

News/payments

Zip moves into Singapore with Singtel Dash integration

Australian buy now, pay later outfit Zip has struck a deal with Singapore's Singtel to provide embedded payment instalment services to the 1.3 million users of the telco's Dash mobile wallet.

10 February 2022

News/payments

Zip in talks to buy Sezzle

Australian buy now, pay later outfit Zip has confirmed that it is in talks about acquiring US rival Sezzle.

25 January 2022

News/regulation

CFPB hauls in five BNPL firms to kickstart inquiry

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has launched an inquiry into the buy now, pay later market amid concerns about accumulating debt levels and data harvesting by vendors.

17 December 2021

News/payments

Microsoft to bake BNPL into browser with Zip

Microsoft is to embed a buy now, pay later option into the Edge browser through a partnership with Zip.

02 December 2021

News/payments

Zip brings virtual card to UK for instore tap and pay

Buy now, pay later operator Zip is introducing a mobile-based virtual card, enabling UK shoppers to tap and pay for their purchases at the checkout.

25 November 2021